Container for deodorizing fluids.



J. J. McDONNELL. CONTAINER FOR DEoDomzlNG FLums.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1915- Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

' INVENTOR WITNESSES CONTAINER FOR DEODORIZING; FLUIDS'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented apr. 4., 191e.

Continuation of application Serial No. 6,894, filed February 8, 1915.This application led March 8, 1915.

. Serial No. 13,019.

lfluid'A andof means for regulating the amount of evaporation.

It further consists of other novel features of construction, all as willbe hereinafter fully set forth. Y

For the purpose of illustrating my inven-v tion, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings, forms thereof which are at present' prefered byme, since the same will `give in practice lsatisfactoryand reliableresults, although it is to be understoodthat the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to theprecise arrangements vand organizations of these instrumentalities asherein shown and described.

Figure 1 isa partial rear elevation, partial sectional view of a deviceembodying my inf venticn. Fig. 2 isa sectional view on line w portion'ofthe device. Fig. 4 is a sectional `view on the line y-y Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Ihave found in practice that itis of an advantage, in order to pro-videfor proper dissemination of adeodorizing, disinfecting, or other Huid,that a constant supply of the fluid be provided, as well as a regulationof the evaporation thereof, so that the device may be adaptedfordifferent sized clo'sures or spaces; that is, the evaporation isregulated, so that a constant supply of the fluid will be provided.

Referring to the drawings: l designates a receptacle or container ofanysuitable size and shape, which is adapted to receive the supply Voffluid to Vbe `diffused or disseminated.

2 designates a body of absorbent material, such as plaster of Paris,which 1s adapted to be inserted in the open en d of the container,

:c Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a top plan ViewA ofaL and in the construction shownis adapted for vertical movement therein.

3 designates a support removably seated 1n the receptacle, which may beof any suitable form and which, as here shown, is provided with athreaded opening 4E.

5 designates-a rod, which is adapted for adiustable engagement'with thesupport 3, and which rod is here shown as threaded and engaging thethreaded opening l and is adapted to be suitably connected with and tocarry the body of absorbent material 2. As here shown, the rod passesthrough a suitable opening in the absorbent material and also through anopening 6 in the plate 7, which restsupon the upper surface 0f the body2, and a nut 8 upon the rod is adapted to engage the lower wall of thebody. in

Y order to lock the same in position.

9 designates an opening extending through the body 2, here shown asadjacent one side thereof, said opening being formed with Haring walls,in order to provide a narrow portion l0 adjacent the upper face of thebody 2. 11 designates a wick `or a capillary member adapted to extendinto the fiuid and'to pass through said opening 9 to engage with thewall thereof at the narrow portionV l0, in order to suitably close thesame, whereby the fluid drawn up through the wick will pass into thebody 2 at the upper portion thereof, as will be evident as otherwise thefiuid would pass from the wick to the lower portion of. the materialleaving the upper portion of the wick and the material substantiallydry. `In devices of this character where the fluid is directly exposedto the atmosphere, the surface of the fluid is necessarily limited as'toarea and where the capillary member extends only part way into theabsorbent material, the said material is not evenly and uniformlysupplied with the fluid as only that portion of the material immediatelysurrounding and below the capillary member is fully supplied with fluidand the upper portion will be substantially dry and useless. By thepresent construction fluid is fed directly to the top of the materialand by gravity and capillary action the entire body of the absorbent isuniformly and evenly supplied with fluid so that a relatively largeevaporating surface area is provided.

I preferably desire to provide a depressed seat 12 in the upper portionof the body 2, in which is located va pad 13 in suitable connection withthe wick, in order that substantially the entire 'upper surface of thebody 2 will be suitably supplied with the fluid.`

14 designates an outer casing which may be employed, and in which thereceptacle l and body 2 are seated 'and which casing is adapted to besecured to a suitable support, and the walls of said casing beingprovided With suitable openings to permit passage q of the evaporatedfluid therethrough to the atmosphere.

The operation of the parts just described will be readily apparent. Asuitable amount of fluid is placed in the receptacle 1 and the the fluidto the body 2, (it being understood that no portion of the body is everimmersed in the fluid), a constant supply of the Huid will be fed to thebody 2, by means ofV which I not only regulate the amount ofevaporation, but cause a constant supply of the 'v iuid to be fed toinsure aY constant evaporation.; 1

I am aware that it has been proposed to provide for the raising andlowering 'of a body of absorbent material in a container,

the lowering being for the purpose of immersing the body in the fluid inorder that Vthe same will be absorbed and thereafter the body ofabsorbent material is raised, in order that the liuid so absorbed willbe disseininated. rl`he disadvantages of this construction, however, arethat there is no regularV or constant amount of dissemination, since,when the body has absorbed the full quantity of liquid or fluidand isthen raised, a very great amount of evaporation takes place, but as thefluid is disseminated, the amount of evaporation grows less andA less.That is, when the absorbent material is first elevated, there is toogreat a ydissemination of the fluid, vand finally, there is not enough.YIn addition, constant personal attentionis necessary toraise and lowerthe absorbent lmaterial to supply thev same with the necessary fluid.This is not thercase in myrconstruction, wherein, as above stated,` Iprovide for a constant supply of the fluid and the evaporation isregulated.

Having thus described my invention,

wliat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz- 1. Acontainer for vdisseminating 'fluid comprising in combination, an openended receptacle for a supplyvof the fluid to be disseminated, a body ofabsorbent materialy y closing the open end of the receptacle, a sup- Y.

port on the receptacle, a carrier to Vwhich the body is secured andsupported adjustable on thel support, whereby the amount ofthe eX- posedsurface of the body maybe varied by adjusting said. carrier on saidsupport, and means for feeding the fluid to the body.`

2. In a device of thecharacter stated, an

open ended containerfor a supply of fluidY to be diffused, a body ofabsorbentmaterial closing the openend ofthe containen and having anopening' therethrough, a, capillary, member extending into the iiuid andspaced from the wall. of the opening Vbelow said point of engagement,whereby fluid` a 85 willbe fed to the top of the absorbent and will passdownwardly to Vsupply the body of the material substantially uniformlyYwith the fluid to evaporate. f v

. Y Y VJ AMES J. MCDONNELL. v

Witnesses Y j C. D. MoVAr, M. E. BYRN.

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' i Washington, D. C. i

V seated in said opening to engage ,the VWallsV thereof ,onlyV at Vthe YupperV portion "and f- :Y

